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5 reasons to use our service to help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Goddington

  • 1 Using a a family Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in selecting a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 This site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Goddington will be carried out by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 4 The Goddington conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Goddington
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Goddington is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Goddington since December 2024*

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of semi residence, Rookesley Road, BR5 4HJ completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £415,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

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of semi-detached residence, Somerden Road, BR5 4HS completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £475,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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of detached residence residence, Repton Road, BR6 9JA completing on 09/01/2025 at a price of £575,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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of terraced property, Tower Road, BR6 0SQ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £921,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, ordering official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Goddington

I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my rented property in Goddington by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Can I complete in six weeks as don't want to have to move into temporary accommodation?

It is unwise to provide notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your solicitor and request that they chase the sellers lawyers, try to a target completion date that everyone will work towards

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Goddington costs more?

Goddington leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Goddington. I need to find out whether they are accepted on the TSB approved list of lawyers. Could you advise?

The first thing you should do is phone the lawyer and enquire whether they can act for the bank. Alternatively please call TSB who may be able to help.

How does conveyancing in Goddington differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Goddington approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because developers in Goddington typically purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Goddington or who has acted in the same development.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Goddington I like with open areas and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Goddington suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

Should you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

Our conveyancer in Goddington has discovered a defect with the lease for the apartment we are buying in Goddington. The other side have suggested title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our lawyer has advised that as he is on the bank conveyancing panel he must check that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is the bank?

Just because you have a mortgage offer from the lender does not mean to say that the property will be meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your Goddington conveyancing lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Requirements. You and the mortgage company are the client. The appropriate lender requirements have to be complied with by the bank conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and the bank

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Goddington regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Goddington but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Beynons, 113 Glentrammon Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 6DQ
  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Goddington

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Goddington practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Thomas Dunton Solicitors, 217-219 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0NZ
  • Pumfrey & Lythaby, 155-159 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0LN
  • Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd, Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG
  • Cader Solicitors, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH
  • Pishon Gold Limited, Chislehurst Business Centre, 1 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6LH

Planning law solicitors in Goddington regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Goddington specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Batchelors, Charles House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1RW
  • Wellers Law Group Llp, Tenison House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NF
  • A E Short, 144 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6PG

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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